Ἰωνᾶς

IōnasJohn
greekNew TestamentName of a man9 occurrences2 books7 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • John: The father of Simon Peter
  • Jonah: Prophet swallowed by fish, preached to Nineveh

Definition

Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. יוֹנָה),

Jonah, the prophet: Matthew 12:39-41; 16:4, Luke 11:29-30, 32.

Glossary entries

John, the Apostle Jonas John (Person) Jonah (Person) Jona

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

9 total
  1. Matthew 12:39Ἰωνᾶ · Jonah
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
  2. Matthew 12:40Ἰωνᾶς · Jonah
    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  3. Matthew 12:41 (2×)Ἰωνᾶ · of Jonah; Ἰωνᾶ · Jonah
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  4. Matthew 16:4Ἰωνᾶ · of Jonah
    A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
  5. Luke 11:29Ἰωνᾶ · of Jonah
    As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  6. Luke 11:30Ἰωνᾶς · Jonah
    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
  7. Luke 11:32 (2×)Ἰωνᾶ · of Jonah; Ἰωνᾶ · than Jonah
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.